The standing calf raise on the Powertec Multi System is as good as any high end stand alone calf raise. The movement is super smooth and you can really pile the weight plates on. In this video Brad goes through how to perform this exercise properly and discusses different lifting techniques. He also details how you can target different areas of the calf muscle.
The Powertec Leverage Bench Press movement is one of the best chest exercises going around. You can really load up the machine and drive out some heavy weights to increase your strength. If you want to build some muscle you can really isolate the muscle with some lighter weights and really concentrate on your form. This video shows Brad working through the flat bench press, incline bench press and decline bench press. Make sure you watch the video on the shoulder pressing because Brad discusses the different lifting techniques that you can use to add even more variety to your weight training.
Ab exercises are the source of a great deal of misinformation in the weight training world. Companies exploit people’s insecurities surrounding their guts by bringing out a wide variety of useless garbage that will give you a six pack in a week and a half. If you don’t know what I am talking about stay up and watch late night tv. In this video Brad not only explains how to do ab crunches properly on the Powertec Multi System but more importantly explains the important factors in an ab workout. (more…)
There are some great additional back exercises that can be performed on the Powertec Multi System. The lat pulldown and leverage row shown in the previous video are great for basic and intermediate training. Brad goes through these additional back exercises that will allow you to add variety as you progress to advanced training. (more…)
The leverage lat pull on the Powertec Multi System is a truly unique back exercise. The movement is similar to a behind the neck chin up and Brad goes through the proper form on this exercise. (more…)
Brad Turnbull explains why he chose the Powertec Multi System. If the Powertec Multi System is good enough for Brad then it is going to satisfy nearly all serious weight trainers. Brad has been training for 17 years and has been runner up IFBB Mr Australia so he is a fair judge of the effectiveness of gym equipment. Brad uses the Powertec Multi System for his training as a competitive bodybuilder plus trains others with his personal training business. This series of videos were shot without scripting and are just based on Brad’s own experience with the Powertec Multi System. As you can see they are fairly comprehensive. We shot these in October 2007 and since then Brad has come up with even more techniques etc. (more…)
The Powertec Multi System does not have a dedicated leg curl station. However after playing around with machine we came up with the standing leg curl and Brad goes through how to perform this exercise with correct form. This is a great exercise to add to your leverage squats to give you greater leg development. (more…)
Brad goes through how to do leg extensions with correct form on the Powertec Multi System. You will notice that he does not use a lot of weight in this demonstration but goes to failure. If you are doing this exercise properly and effectively isolating the quads you will not need a lot of weight. (more…)
The Powertec Multi System does not have a traditional cable and pulley type seated row. It has a supported leverage row. Brad goes through how to perform this exercise and what rep and set combo works best. (more…)
Squats are one of, if not the best weight lifting exercise around. The only problem with them is a lot of people hate doing them. They are hard work. Leverage Squats on the Powertec Multi System is makes squatting easier as it takes a lot of load off the back and knees. Here is a video of Brad going through how to perform this exercise properly and he also discusses different lifting techniques. (more…)